“When things were going brilliantly last season, he wasn’t getting carried away and he was humble, and I like that in Brendan. And, for me, he has earned the right to go through a bad spell.”

Murphy, now acting as a regular pundit on Match of the Day, also says that the players need to take some responsibility and up their performances on the pitch.

Liverpool spent £116million on new talent in the summer, but the team seems to have regressed - and have now only won three of their last 13 matches in all competitions; one of which being in the Capital One Cup.

Talking about the transfer policy, Murphy added: "Ultimately, whoever is doing it, Brendan is going to be held responsible because they are the lads not performing on the pitch and some of those lads that came in need to do more for Brendan and stand up and be counted.”